blameworthy

  • 1blameworthy — blameworthy, guilty, culpable are comparable when they mean deserving reproach and punishment for a wrong, sinful, or criminal act, practice, or condition. One (as a person or his act or work) is blameworthy that deserves blame or criticism and… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 2Blameworthy — Blame wor thy, a. Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible. {Blame wor thi*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] || …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3blameworthy — I adjective abject, accusable, answerable, arrant, at fault, beneath contempt, blamable, blameful, censurable, chargeable, condemnable, condemnatory, condemned, contemned, contemptible, contemptuous, contumelious, convicted, corrupt, criminal,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 4blameworthy — also blame worthy, late 14c., from BLAME (Cf. blame) (n.) + WORTHY (Cf. worthy) (adj.) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5blameworthy — [blām′wʉr΄thē] adj. deserving to be blamed blameworthiness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 6blameworthy — adjective Date: 14th century being at fault ; deserving blame • blameworthiness noun Synonyms: blameworthy, blamable, guilty, culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment. blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7blameworthy — blameworthiness, n. /blaym werr dhee/, adj. deserving blame; blameful: a blameworthy administration. [1350 1400; ME; see BLAME, WORTHY] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8blameworthy — adjective /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ).ði/ Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible. Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations. Ant: praiseworthy …

    Wiktionary

  • 9blameworthy — blame|wor|thy [ˈbleımˌwə:ði US ə:r ] adj deserving blame or disapproval ▪ blameworthy conduct …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10blameworthy — adjective formal deserving blame or disapproval: blameworthy conduct …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English